ProbableNamed through a historical place-name
pavane
noun · first attested 16th century
The stately dance is usually traced to Padua.
A slow processional court dance.
Record
- Relationship
- Named through a historical place-name
- Confidence
- ProbableThe conventional story is likely, with caveats.
- Attested
- 16th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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- Step 1
Padua
- In English
pavane
The name is generally derived from a dialect adjective meaning of Padua. A rival account links it to the Latin for peacock.
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